ground axe

ground This is the axe used by the woodsmen in cutting pulp-wood, logging, and also for cutting fire wood for domestic use. When the axe is very old it may be used for chopping sods when planting potatoes in bed, in "new" ground. It is then _known as a "ground_ axe". 7"-8&qu...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/28737 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 ground axe image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28737 eng eng G Richard Park, 68-17Ms/174 Gillams References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14964 G_14964_ground http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28737 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z ground This is the axe used by the woodsmen in cutting pulp-wood, logging, and also for cutting fire wood for domestic use. When the axe is very old it may be used for chopping sods when planting potatoes in bed, in "new" ground. It is then _known as a "ground_ axe". 7"-8" #1 AXE (2-3lbs)(3' long) G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Not used [see 'Double-Bit Axe', 'Bench Axe', This card contains a diagram of a ground axe. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
ground axe
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ground This is the axe used by the woodsmen in cutting pulp-wood, logging, and also for cutting fire wood for domestic use. When the axe is very old it may be used for chopping sods when planting potatoes in bed, in "new" ground. It is then _known as a "ground_ axe". 7"-8" #1 AXE (2-3lbs)(3' long) G. M. Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Not used [see 'Double-Bit Axe', 'Bench Axe', This card contains a diagram of a ground axe.
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title ground axe
title_short ground axe
title_full ground axe
title_fullStr ground axe
title_full_unstemmed ground axe
title_sort ground axe
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genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation G
Richard Park, 68-17Ms/174
Gillams
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14964
G_14964_ground
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